Surprising Star Wars Facts to Make You Go Gaga

by Anadya Narain

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Here are some Star Wars facts that may surprise you—no matter how many hundreds of times you've watched the series. 

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Long before Yoda was created by master Muppeteer Frank Oz . There are photos of the monkey as Yoda 

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Yoda was almost a monkey.

The first time anyone set eyes on Boba Fett was on Sept. 24, 1978, during the San Anselmo Country Fair parade in California. 

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Boba Fett first appeared in a country fair parade.

changes to the script came in so late,Adam Driver had to record his lines in his closet.

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Adam Driver recorded his last lines as Kylo Ren in his own closet.

sound designer Ben Burtt ended up mixing the howls and roars of a couple of different creatures, including badgers, lions, seals  for Chewbacca's voice,

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Chewbacca's voice is a mixture of badger, lion, seal, and walrus.

In the very, very early writing stages of The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda's original name was—brace yourself—Buffy.  

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Yoda's original name was Buffy.

All of those adorable Porgs that annoy poor Chewbacca in The Last Jedi weren't originally part of the script. They were a last-minute addition by director Rian Johnson 

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The Porgs only exist to cover up scene-stealing puffins.

Isaac revealed in an interview with Stephen Colbert that the scene in which Leia demotes Poe was a difficult one to get right, leading to the late actor slapping her younger co-star more than 40 times. 

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Carrie Fisher slapped Oscar Isaac more than 40 times… on the first day of shooting.

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